The Holy Queen

The Holy Queen
Directed by Henrique Campos
Aníbal Contreiras
Rafael Gil
Produced by Aníbal Contreiras
Cesáreo González
Written by Tavares Alves
Luna de Oliveira
Antonio Tudela
Rafael Gil
Aníbal Contreiras
Starring Maruchi Fresno
Antonio Vilar
Luis Peña
Fernando Rey
Music by Ruy Coelho
Cinematography Manuel Berenguer
Alfredo Fraile
Edited by Suevia Films
Production
company
Suevia Films
Distributed by Mercurio Films
Release dates
15 September 1947
Running time
110 minutes
Country Portugal
Spain
Language Portuguese
Spanish

The Holy Queen (Spanish:Reina santa) is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, Antonio Vilar and Luis Peña.[1] Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by Rafael Gil and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s.

The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of Portugal who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile.

Cast

References

  1. Bentley p.100

Bibliography

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